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West Michigan Businesses Plan to Increase Wages Between 3.2% to 4.6% in 2023
A recent survey of West Michigan businesses suggests wage growth will increase through 2023

The Right Place assists Tecnoform to locate North American HQ in Greater Grand Rapids
Italian luxury RV & boat fixture company to add 130 jobs, invest $7.3 million to open North American HQ in the region

LEAP Led M-21 AgTech Taskforce Launches Effort to Attract Businesses on Vital Agricultural Corridor

Grand Rapids launches inaugural Tech Week
Multi-location event will showcase the region’s tech sector and run from September 21-24, 2022

The Right Place, Inc. distributes $3.6M in Revitalization and Placemaking Program funding for 9 regional placemaking projects
The Right Place will receive $3.6M in funding from the Revitalization and Placemaking (RAP) Program to help spur the development of 9 placemaking projects totaling over $10 million across the region

The Right Place debuts Tech Strategy for Greater Grand Rapids Region
10-year strategy will position region as a leading tech cluster in Midwest; creating 20,000 new jobs in the tech sector

The Right Place assists Unismack, SA to locate first US operation in Kentwood
Greece-based company, Unismack, SA, a developer and manufacturer of high-quality crackers and other snack foods, to create 185 new jobs and invest in a multi-million-dollar project to build US headquarters, innovation center, and manufacturing facility in Kentwood, MI

Grand Rapids ranked one of top cities to start a tech career
Grand Rapids was recently ranked one of the best cities to start a tech career in the U.S. by yahoo!finance.

The Right Place announces Rob Llanes as Senior Vice President of Business Development
Rob Llanes hired on to lead The Right Place’s Prosperity team, will focus on business retention, expansion and attraction in Greater Grand Rapids region

The Oceana County Economic Alliance & The Right Place assist local fruit farm with new technology
N J Fox & Sons earns $75,000 grant to convert former cold storage room into pear ripening room